These kind of fraternal order type clubs are disintegrating. There was an article on FR a couple years about the Shriners having the same troubles. I don’t know if it’s guys sharing in household chores, I think newer generations aren’t as into formalized relationships as they used to be. Now if you want to go hang out in a bar you go hang out in a bar, if you want to hang out with friends you create a social group by introducing your friends to each other and do that. We’re just not big joiners, we don’t need chapters and posts.
My parents are Elks, and they are having the same problems. They get great pleasure out of the club, but there is no doubt the membership is quite old.
There used to be a Doe club for the women, but now the women are becoming Elks too.
On that note, people also have bigger houses today, and can more easily entertain a group. In the past, people would go to a club like the VFW or Shriners. Today, people go to the big finished basement with pool table, bar, and big screen TV and watch sports, play multi-player videogames, etc.